Glen Christensen who has spent the last 27 years curating what is considered to be the largest private Green Bay Packers collections in the world, is showing off a big chunk of it through a new book. Two years in the making, The Christensen Collection Vintage Memorabilia of Titletown, USA & The Green Bay Packers is now on sale. The 200-page full color coffee … [Read more...] about Packers Collector Extraordinaire Glen Christensen Offers New Book
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Aaron Rodgers “I Own You” Moment Now a Football Card
It's not likely to be a big seller in Chicago, but there's now a limited edition, fully licensed football card commemorating one of the more memorable moments of the 2021 NFL season. As part of its Week 6 online drop, Panini America has included Aaron Rodgers' post touchdown celebration and "I Own You" response to a certain gesture by a Bears fan in their new football … [Read more...] about Aaron Rodgers “I Own You” Moment Now a Football Card
Historic Collection Of NFL Co-Founder Leo Lyons Covers League’s Formative Days
It is a list of memorabilia items that reach back to the earliest days of the National Football League. John Steffenhagen has heirlooms that once belonged to a founding father of the league — his great-grandfather, Leo V. Lyons. They include game-used equipment, artifacts and a journal kept by Lyons, who was the NFL’s honorary historian for nearly two decades until his death on … [Read more...] about Historic Collection Of NFL Co-Founder Leo Lyons Covers League’s Formative Days
Ice Bowl Archaeology: Old Book Surrenders NFL History x 2
December 31, 1967 was not a warm day in Green Bay, even by Green Bay’s winter standards. The day before had been pretty normal. Temps in the teens and 20s. Then an arctic cold front pushed in and suddenly it stung a little to breathe through your nose. There were no postponements in football, though. Even with the thermometer at 13 degrees below … [Read more...] about Ice Bowl Archaeology: Old Book Surrenders NFL History x 2
Notes: Packers Collector Snares Ice Bowl Football; Opening a 1959 Football Pack
The Green Bay Packers are back in the NFC Championship game and Glen Christensen is hoping to add some more history to his Hall of Fame-like collection of team memorabilia. It'll be hard to top his most recent addition, though. Christensen, a Green Bay native who has owned a printing business in Dallas, TX for the last 20 years, recently acquired a game-used football … [Read more...] about Notes: Packers Collector Snares Ice Bowl Football; Opening a 1959 Football Pack
From Green Bay to eBay: Davante Adams’ Rookie Card Picks, Hot Auctions
You may have gotten some sideways looks for piling up Davante Adams rookie cards during his first couple of seasons in the NFL. Drafted at a young age, it was clear the Fresno State product still had some growing to do, despite being a second round pick. These days, some believe Adams may be the NFL's best receiver and he's still young enough to continue putting up some … [Read more...] about From Green Bay to eBay: Davante Adams’ Rookie Card Picks, Hot Auctions
Aaron Jones Rookie Cards Still Running Under the Radar
You didn't see his name when Panini and the companies that produce the pre-draft football card sets issued previews for their 2017 issues. He wasn't invited to the NFL Rookie Premiere and was considered a speculative late round pick at best. Two seasons later, he's emerged as one of the best picks in a loaded draft class, but Aaron Jones rookie cards are still a … [Read more...] about Aaron Jones Rookie Cards Still Running Under the Radar
Original Packers Stock Certificate Up for Auction
Today the franchise is worth a shade under $3 billion, but the only community owned team in major professional sports had humble beginnings. Now, a relic from its earliest days—one that speaks to those fly by the seat of your pants days—is on the auction block. Heritage Auctions is offering what it calls "one of the most significant early Green Bay Packers … [Read more...] about Original Packers Stock Certificate Up for Auction
1939 Packers Team Signed Football at Auction is Rare Pre-War NFL Relic
While it’s not unusual to find team-signed baseballs from the 1930s and even earlier, similar memorabilia from the National Football League is virtually unheard of. The fragile nature of an inflatable football, the passage of time and the comparative lack of interest makes any multi-signed relic from the pre-War era of the NFL pretty rare today. Enter the current Heritage … [Read more...] about 1939 Packers Team Signed Football at Auction is Rare Pre-War NFL Relic
Milwaukee Sports Card Show Features Packers Super Bowl Reunion
Members of the Green Bay Packers’ Super Bowl XXXI championship team, including quarterback Brett Favre and fellow Hall of Famer Ron Wolf, will appear at a sports card show slated for Wisconsin State Fair Park in Milwaukee on Decmeber 1. The show, produced by long-time local dealer Ball Four Sports, will mark the first time so many members of Green Bay’s third Super Bowl team … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Sports Card Show Features Packers Super Bowl Reunion